The foundation of a robust security strategy is immutable backup storage. When cyberattacks occur (which are preventable), the ability to quickly and securely recover data can mean the difference between an organization's survival and its demise. Object First helps customers meet this challenge by partnering with Veeam® Software, the data trust and AI company, to implement immutable, purpose-built storage that is easy to manage and designed to ensure the recovery of Veeam data when production environments are compromised. Object First enables customers to ensure business resilience and meet critical regulatory and compliance initiatives such as data sovereignty.
Q1 2026 Growth Highlights
• 118% year-over-year growth in orders in Q1 2026
◦ Orders in EMEA increased 275% year-over-year, driven by data sovereignty and regulatory compliance requirements
◦ Bookings in the Americas increased 45% year-over-year
◦ Six-figure deals doubled (100% year-over-year increase), reflecting greater enterprise adoption
• 115% year-over-year increase in global customer base growth
· 81% year-over-year increase in the number of partners transacted
Customer Demand and Channel Momentum
· Q1 contracts spanned multiple sectors globally, including public sector, financial services, hospitality, gaming, manufacturing, and mining. New healthcare customers included a national public health system and a Benelux hospital group that needed a secure solution specifically designed for Veeam.
Regulatory compliance and data sovereignty also drove growth, as exemplified by a German manufacturer that chose Object First's on-premises, immutable backup storage to maintain full control of its data.
Object First expanded its partner network with a new distribution agreement with TD SYNNEX Germany and upgraded SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH, one of Veeam's largest partners in Germany, to Platinum Partner status.
“Object First is the ideal solution for organizations with lean IT teams and high requirements for data security, ransomware protection, and ease of scalability,” explains Dawid Macierzynski, Deputy IT Director and Administrator at Schomburg, an Object First customer. “Our backup and restore processes have been significantly accelerated, especially when managing large volumes of data. The administrative burden has been noticeably reduced, as an additional server layer and complex storage management are no longer required. Maintenance effort is minimal, and maintenance intervals are very short.”
“Our recent multi-site implementation of Object First and Veeam for a large regional engineering firm on the Atlantic coast is a prime example of what these combined solutions can deliver,” comments Pete Mastrogiacomo, Market Development Manager at Insight, an Object First partner. “For customers with complex, multi-location environments, having two best-in-class solutions working together makes all the difference.”
“Ransomware shows no signs of abating, and organizations are responding by making immutable backup storage a critical element of their security strategy,” says David Bennett, CEO of Object First. “In Europe, data sovereignty pressures add even more urgency, as companies want their data stored on their own premises and fully under their control. The momentum we’re seeing in our joint go-to-market strategy with Veeam demonstrates the value we deliver together to customers.”
